Hi all, quiet over here! I was at POFQ from 4/9 - 4/13 and just wanted to give a bit of an update. I love POFQ, this is my 2nd time staying solo, and I'm not sure why I'd go elsewhere (even though I do).
Pros:
- Requested a certain room in Building 6 on TouringPlans. I will say that POFQ did their best to get me that room, and did get me really close to what I wanted (one floor up and one door over). This leads to a con later, though.
- The pool is one of my favorites. Rarely crowded, plenty of chairs, usually not a crush at the hot tub.
- The room I got (6309) wasn't refurbished yet, which I wanted. Plenty of H20 stuff, and when I asked housekeeping for a bit more the next day they gave me 3 of each thing- super generous!
- Food court service was always pretty quick and I could always find a seat.
- They have one of the better stocked alcohol selections in the gift shop, much better than AKL.
- Disney Springs boat- lovely ride, and quick.
- Transportation in general: never had much of a wait going to or coming from the parks, never a long ride, and never any sharing with Riverside. Only had standing-room-only buses one morning...think it was MK.
- I got to wake up every morning and have my breakfast by the frog fountain!
Cons:
- Do you guys just have good beignet luck? Mine's terrible. I just...there's no flavor. If you don't get a mouthful of powdered sugar, it just tastes like nothing. I've given them 2 chances (1st time they were uncooked in middle), and I need to learn my lesson and stop getting them. Oh well!
- Food in general I didn't think was stellar. Got the chicken biscuit thing which was OK at best, and the catfish po'boy which had way too much bread. I realize it's QS, but I was pretty 'meh' about everything.
- Since they were cleaning a certain room for me it took awhile...which is all relative, because it was ready well before the 3pm check-in, but I had been at the resort since 8:30 so it felt like forever.
- My coveted room had a connecting door and connected to a family who liked to sing songs late at night while I was trying to sleep. Never had sound issues before, but man.
- Construction is loud in the middle of the day. Lots of power washers or something? Constant "whrrrrrrrr" while trying to enjoy a riverside stroll.
Anyway, I love FQ and it's my home, cons and all. Happy to answer any questions while my brain is still fresh.